Grain-door for box-cars



W. GELINEAU. GRAIN DOOR FORABOX CARS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT a, 1920.

1,397,279, Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

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GRAIN-DOOR FOR BOX-CARS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa ented Nov. 15, 11921.

Application filed September 3, 1920. Serial 110.408326.

To all to 710m it may 00 acorn Be it known that I, /VILFRID GELINEAU, a citizen of Canada, residing at Wadena, in the county of Humboldt and Province of Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grain-Doors for Box-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a grain door for box cars, and consists in such features of arrangement, construction and combination of parts as will hereinafter be more particularly described and pointed out in the claim.

One object of my invention, is to provide. a door for box cars intended for transportation of grain, and which may be readily placed on any box car now in use thereby being of a great value to railway companies and to grain shippers, and consequently a saving for the public at large.

A further object of my invention, is to provide a door of the character referred to, which may be set to remain part of the car, but to be clear out of the way when the car is to transport any material other than grain.

A further object of my invention, is to provide a door which may be operated in such a manner that one half only may be closed, the other half remaining in its opened position.

A still further object of my invention, is to provide a door of the character referred to, to render the operative parts of said door absolutely positive and reliable in their action.

My invention has still further objects in view, all of which will be more fully hereinafter described when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which: Figure 1 shows the side of a box car with the grain door closed. Figs. 2 and 3 show an upright piece adapted to revolve on hinges for the purpose of closing the door channel ways when said door is not in use. Fig. l is a vertical cross section of a box car showing said door closed on one side and, also showing it with its upper half half way open and with its lower half closed. Fig. 5, shows a small outlet at the bottom of said door for the purpose of extracting the grain from the car if it should be deemed expedient to do so.

In carrying my invention into effect, it is proposed to combine the same to all box cars intended for transportation of grain now in use, or to adopt it to the cars to be built. In either case the car is to be provided with channel guide ways into which the door will slide, and is so arranged that each door of the same car is operated independently from the other; therefore, each door, or the doors on the same car can be closed or opened entirely, or the one half of each or both at the same time if desired.

Said door as improved, can be placed on any car without interferin in any way with the operation of the existing sliding door, and the great advantages derived in the use of said door, is that it is set in permanence on the car and is absolutely out of the way when the outside sliding door is used or when the ear is used to transport ordinary freight.

In order that a more complete understanding of my invention may be had, I would refer to the accompanying drawing by the letters of reference marked thereon and wherein 1, represents the door in its closed position. The said door is made flexible and allowed to slide in channel ways 2. Said channel ways can be made part of the car or to lit the door opening of any car now in use. 6 is the ordinary sliding door of a box car.

lhe said door is formed of an upper and a lower section thereby allowing of only the lower section l being closed if desired, the upper section l being lowered to closed position when required. When both sections are closed they are held together by means of hooks 5. 1- is an upright filler piece secured on the door frame and adapted to revolve on hinges 3, its purpose being to fill or close the lower portion of the door guideway, preserving the same from having its edges broken or bent by being struck in handling material in and out of the car. 7 is a relief door located at the bottom edge of the lower section of said grain door, for the purpose of unloading the grain, said relief door being held in position by hinges and lock, said lock 8 may be sealed with ordinary railway car tin seals.

Obviously some modifications and changes may be made in the details of construction of said door without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the accompanying claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is

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